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Polly grinned at hi up through her in receipt of such an impassioned declaration She definitely loved hi his reserve and his formality and his pride to convince her of the sincerity of his feelings for her ‘I felt that electric shock thing too,’ she told hily ‘Every tiirl Why do you think I married you? I married you because I fell in love with you…’

‘Truly?’ Rashad exclaiht and stepped back for an instant si face

‘Truly,’ Polly confirement

Rashad scooped her up very, very gently, being mindful of her sore hip, and carried her into their bedroom to lay her down on the bed He shed his jacket and tie and settled down beside her to ease her fully into his arms ‘I love you somore than hold you close for a few days,’ he adh to still have that right, believe me’

Ignoring the hint of soreness from her stiff hip, Polly squirmed round in the circle of his arh masculine cheekbone andeyes ‘I think a kiss is in order…and I’ a real ainner of a kiss,’ she warned him cheekily

‘I will try to deliver,’ Rashad groaned, gazing down at her clear blue eyes with fervent appreciation ‘I always try to deliver—’

‘Well, you were pretty nifty in the baby stakes,’ she conceded

‘Nifty together…’ He nibbled at her full lower lip and she closed her eyes, literally so happy she felt that she should be floating on high, but then she wouldn’t have let go of Rashad for anything because his lean, powerful body felt so very good against hers And they ht beto admit, but she knew that they complemented each other beautifully

EPILOGUE

‘I CAN’T BELIEVE that after all this tihed and shot a pained glance at her sister, Ellie ‘Iabout our long-lost sibling!’

‘Well, we know that she had a tough childhood and she has no roots to cling to,’ Ellie argued in a more measured tone ‘We can also assume that she moves around a lot because we never seem to catch up with her and we know she works in really dead-end jobs That’s a lotout’

Polly nodded reluctantly ‘True…but what if she doesn’t want to know about us?’ she asked worriedly ‘We’ve advertised in the papers, notified social services that we’re looking, informed everyone who has known her in the past that ant to find her—’

‘We have to be patient,’ Ellie cut in firh, heaven knows, you possess everything else’

‘What’s that supposed to mean?’ Polly prompted

Ellie rolled her eyes ‘Movie-star-handso population who think you can walk on water—check Constant sunshine overhead, royal palace—check Loving grandparents—check An adorable baby son… Yes, I’!’ She stopped to speak to Karirab the toy she was extending ‘I suppose you’re already planning on extending the family?’